Postal Realty Trust (PSTL) is an internally managed real estate investment trust (‘REIT’) that owns properties leased to the United States Postal Service (‘USPS’). The fragmented state of USPS properties makes PSTL an unlikely growth story with a hefty 5% dividend yield as a starting point. While the tenant concentration
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Real Estate Commission Lawsuit Continues. Are Agent Commissions at Risk?
Within the real estate industry, commission is one of the most hotly debated topics. Real estate is one of the few remaining industries that is primarily commission-based. While real estate agent commissions are always negotiable, most commissions tend to fall within the 5% to 6% range. This commission is traditionally
CBRE highlights 6 markets with rapidly growing life science clusters
- Life science real estate is hot, with the lab space square footage growing by almost 12% across the US in the last year, according CBRE report detailing growth in the largest biotech clusters.
- CBRE’s report highlighted the 13 largest biotech clusters and the top 10 emerging clusters, showing how record
How Do Real-Estate Agents Show Homes During Covid? With Face Masks, Gloves and Some Ingenuity
Heather T. Roy & Learka Bosnak
Ms. Bosnak: Heather and I have been working together for 15 years and we are very comfortable doing showings together. Then Covid shut everything down. We did a showing and I came back completely frustrated, because we were wearing masks. I felt muzzled. I … Read More
Here’s Why a Rally in Real Estate ETFs is Likely Ahead
The U.S. homebuilding sector is on fire. Thanks to extremely low mortgage rates, home sales are upbeat. But higher demand for home buying as well as lack of labor and land has boosted home prices. The median home sale price rose 15% year over year to $320,625 — the highest
Your Daily Digest for Real Estate Investing, 10/13/2020
Mortgage woes mount, politics and CRE, Welltower departure rattles, three REITs that could roll, and a commission lawsuit that could roil.
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Late-Stage Delinquencies Spike to Highest Levels Since 1999
CoreLogic (NYSE: CLGX) reported today that despite acceleration in home purchase demand, America’s serious delinquency rate continues to
Real Estate Commissions Are Too High And Brokerages Can Help
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If you’ve followed the real estate industry for any amount of time, you’ve probably been involved in the perennial debate about the high agent commissions in the U.S. The issue reached a
5 Ways Black Real Estate Investors Can Increase Returns As Business Shows Little Progress in Boosting Diversity
Real estate investing has long been a proven approach to helping individuals become their own bosses, build wealth, and achieve financial independence.
In fact, an immense 90% of millionaires reportedly made their fortunes by investing in that asset class.
But little progress has been achieved in the Black real estate
Option to Buy in Commercial Real Estate
If a potential buyer is seriously weighing whether or not to move forward with a transaction, and the seller thinks they’ll be able to raise capital and close, the option to buy may come into play. It’s a way for a seller to allow a buyer the necessary time to
Where Real Estate’s Investment Giants Stand on Biden and Trump
From left: Joe Biden, Starwood Capital’s Barry Sternlicht, Blackstone’s Stephen Schwarzman and Donald Trump (Getty; iStock)
Private equity and other major investment firms have donated more to Joe Biden than President Donald Trump so far this election cycle, campaign filings show, despite the potential for higher taxes.
And while some
Despite Recent Challenges, The Real Estate Crowdfunding Industry’s Future Is Bright
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Adam oversees ArborCrowd’s corporate growth strategies including business development, digital technology and sales initiatives.
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2020 is shaping up to be a year that most people will want to forget. It has been particularly challenging for the nascent real estate crowdfunding industry, which — like many others — has
Buying or Selling Landlocked Property in Real Estate
Landlocked property may seem like a major problem to a novice real estate investor, but it’s actually a rather common issue that in many cases can be resolved. Landlocked property definitely comes with its own set of challenges, but it’s not necessarily a deal breaker when it comes to buying,
Tips for Real Estate Agent Safety
At first blush, a real estate agent’s job isn’t synonymous with danger. But according to the 2020 REALTOR Safety Survey, 5% of agents have been a victim of crime and ⅓ have felt fear while at work. COVID-19 hasn’t helped, either, adding community health concerns to the mix as well.
What Is Disposition in Commercial Real Estate?
Though it may sound like a complex term, “disposition real estate” is just another way of saying liquidating real property. Whether doing it to scale your business or to increase the amount of cash you have on hand, this part of the investing process is inevitable.
We’ll explain what real
In Real Estate, Tax Credits And Loopholes Are Common : NPR
The U.S. tax code benefits the real estate industry in some key ways. It’s one of the reasons why Donald Trump was able to pay little or no taxes for so many years.
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President Trump was able to avoid millions of dollars in taxes, in part because
Exclusive: Kushner-backed real estate startup is going on offense after hunkering down in March
Now, Cadre, which uses machine learning and predictive analytics to assess real estate, is back on the prowl.
In an exclusive interview, Williams told CNN Business that Cadre is launching a cash savings account with a 3% reward that is aimed at attracting a herd of new investors. The startup … Read More
Investors’ Guide To Multifamily Real Estate Syndications
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Real estate syndications — more specifically, multifamily syndications — have become a popular real estate investing technique for investors to diversify their real estate portfolio while working with other investors. While real
What Is a Variance in Real Estate? An Investor’s Guide
In real estate, a variance is an exception to your local zoning laws. If you’re a homeowner or investor looking to do something prohibited by local zoning restrictions, you’ll need a variance to make your property work for you.
This guide to how variances work in the real estate industry
How much? Broome, Tioga county real estate sales, transactions
Real estate transactions for July 12-18, 2020.
BROOME COUNTY
Binghamton City
Velesta Morrison sold 107 Susquehanna St to Hamza Syed for $75,000 on July 17.
Thomas Giovinazzo sold 43 Jackson St to Catherine Johnson for $105,000 on July 12.
Benjamin Dvorsky sold 60 James St to Stacey Burt for $13,400
What Is PSF in Real Estate, and How Is It Used?
If you’re new to commercial real estate, you may be more familiar with the lease structure used with residential real estate. Specifically, when you rent an apartment, the rent you’ll pay is typically quoted as a dollar figure per month — $1,000 per month for a 12-month lease, for example.